Chapter 379 Chestnut Cake
"Chestnut biscuits? My dear granddaughter, have you come up with a new food? Grandpa must be the first to try it." Jiang Shoujia touched his granddaughter's head and said with a smile.
"Okay! I'll do it now, Grandpa, just wait for me." Jiang Fubao rubbed his hands.
I couldn't wait to go to the kitchen.
When passing by the second courtyard, she called Xue Huan who was sweeping the floor.
Xiaohua, who was dozing off on the ground, followed with her chubby body shaking.
Jiang Fubao doesn't like there to be anyone in the kitchen when he's cooking.
But today's main ingredient is chestnuts, so a row of people sat outside the kitchen.
There are servants and maids.
There was a plate of chestnuts in front of each person, and they were shelling and peeling them.
Jiang Fubao was kneading dough in the kitchen.
Only one-fifth of the chestnuts in the bamboo basket were used.
There are simply too many.
You can’t finish it in one day.
After Jiang Fubao prepared the puff pastry, he also peeled the chestnuts.
She took out half and put it aside, preparing to use it when making chestnut braised chicken and duck later. After cooking the other half, she pounded it into small pieces, mixed it with sugar and oil, and rolled it into small balls.
"Xue Huan, go to the courtyard and pick two red flowers." The noodles had been left for quarters of an hour. Jiang Fubao rolled up his sleeves and said to Xue Huan.
Xue Huan didn't know what cooking cost.
But she did whatever the lady told her to do.
After answering, Xuehuan ran out of the kitchen.
After she left, Jiang Fubao was the only one in the kitchen.
The servants outside did not dare to come in.
So Jiang Fubao started making chestnut cakes.
Just now, when no one was paying attention, she added milk to the dough.
So the dough looks whiter.
Spread a layer of pastry on top, roll up the dough and flatten it again, repeat three times. This way the fried chestnut pastry will be crispy and crumbly.
Round chestnut fillings are wrapped into the dough and finally pressed into a round cake shape.
At this time, Xuehuan came back with red flowers.
Jiang Fubao asked her to wash it and pound it to get the juice.
Then he used a clean brush, dipped it in some juice, and wrote the word "Jiang" on the round cake.
Once all the round cakes have been written, they can be fried.
Jiang Fubao called the maids in and asked each of them to hold a pair of chopsticks and flip the chestnut cakes.
"Remember to brush both sides with oil. When it turns golden brown, you can take it out and put it on a plate."
She is not needed in the final process.
After saying that, Jiang Fubao washed his hands with soap and sat outside the kitchen.
Get ready for a break.
She cooked dinner herself.
I'm still busy later.
"Aunt, An An finally found you. Why are you here? Hmm, it smells so good. What delicious food is Aunt making? An An wants to eat it too."
Not long after I sat down, An An came running over, shaking her fat butt.
Jiang Fubao opened her arms and An An rushed into her arms.
Almost knocked her over along with the chair.
Jiang Fubao twitched his lips.
Why does she feel that her nephew seems to have gained some weight? Is it an illusion?
"Aunt is making chestnut cakes. They will be ready when grandpa finishes eating them, then I'll give them to An An." Jiang Fubao is a good boy who keeps his word. Since he has promised his grandpa, the first piece of chestnut cake must be tasted by his grandpa.
"Miss, two plates have been fried." The maid shouted in the kitchen.
"Okay, Xuehuan, go to the entrance of the yard and call my grandfather over." Jiang Fubao turned his head and instructed Xuehuan.
"Okay, miss, Xuehuan will go right away." Xuehuan's milky voice was particularly loud.
She lifted her skirts and ran toward the archway.
The two little beads on the head bounced back and forth.
When she came back, Jiang Shoujia followed her.
"Grandpa, the chestnut biscuits are ready. Please try them and see if they are delicious." Jiang Fubao stood up, brought a plate from the kitchen, picked up a piece of hot chestnut biscuit and handed it to his grandfather.
“Okay, okay, Grandpa, try it now.” Jiang Shoujia took it with a smile and took a big bite. The crispy dough fell down with a popping sound.
Like it's raining cakes down there.
Pour it on Xiaohua's head.
Like snowflakes.
A small piece of chestnut biscuit was half gone in an instant.
"Wow, it's delicious. How can it be so delicious? Fubao is so amazing. You made ordinary chestnuts so delicious. You are worthy of being my granddaughter. You are amazing."
Jiang Shoujia's eyes lit up.
exclaimed.
He had never tasted such delicious cakes.
In the past, the ones I bought from the store were either too sweet and sickening, or too dry and choking.
But the chestnut cakes made by my granddaughter smell so delicious that I drool.
When you take a bite, the outside is crispy and the chestnut filling inside is soft and sticky.
There is even a milky aroma.
He couldn't bear to swallow it even if he bit it into pieces.
If you sell this kind of stuff in a shop, customers will definitely fight over it.
Jiang Shoujia quickly stuffed the other half of the chestnut biscuit in his hand into his mouth.
There are more snowflakes on Xiaohua's head.
"An An wants to eat too, An An wants to eat too, Aunt, my good aunt, An An wants to eat too." An An's saliva was dripping onto the ground.
He was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
He shouted and swallowed his saliva.
"Okay, okay, the second piece is for An An." Jiang Fubao smiled dotingly.
Pick up a piece of chestnut biscuit that is not too hot and hand it to your nephew.
An An quickly took a big bite, but his mouth was not big.
No matter how hard you bite, only one-fifth of the chestnut biscuit is lost.
"It's delicious, so delicious, auntie is amazing, An An likes to eat this." An An's eyes were also shining.
He shook his head and praised Jiang Fubao.
"Xue Huan, have a piece too, how about trying it." Jiang Fubao handed the third piece to her personal maid Xue Huan.
She saw the little girl busying around.
As for herself.
This is the fourth piece I eat.
The chestnut filling is soft and sticky, not dry at all, and much tastier than the chestnut cakes sold in the original world.
Then it’s not called chestnut cake.
The filling is mostly made of mung beans, and chestnuts account for 30%.
I took a bite and almost choked because it was too milky.
It's nothing like this one with pure chestnut filling, which is so fragrant.
There are only ten chestnut cakes in a plate.
After a while, they finished eating.
An An still wanted more, but was rejected by Jiang Fubao.
"An An will not be able to eat at night after eating so much in the afternoon. We have chicken and duck for dinner! My aunt cooked them herself, and they are even more delicious than this. Don't you want to eat, An An?" Jiang Fubao tempted him with delicious food.
An An had no choice but to give up.
Wait until all the chestnut cakes are fried.
It was already half an hour later.
Jiang Fubao generously gave one piece to each of the maids and servants.
The remaining half was saved for the family to eat when they got back.
She divided the other half into more than ten portions and gave them away.
It was not only given to Grandpa Gan, Brother Mingxue's family, and Second Sister-in-law's family.
They were also given to regular customers of the shop.
Just now, she had an idea. The shop hadn't had any new products for a long time. The new products that her mother and grandmother had come up with in the past two years didn't make much of a splash. They sold mediocrely and made little profit, so they were simply taken off the shelves.
For example, mung bean cake and meat noodles.
If you put chestnut cakes on the shelves.
Should be able to make some money again.
When the new product is launched, regular customers will definitely like her chestnut shortbread after having tried it and will definitely come to buy it.